Monitoring Node Responsibility Transfer via Rank Value Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional monitoring techniques for objects or individuals, such as remote patient monitoring, often suffer from inaccuracies and reliability issues due to single sensor devices, leading to false alarms and increased costs from manual inspections.
Innovation Solution
A network of monitoring nodes dynamically assigns responsibility for monitoring based on rank values that consider time, location, sensor precision, and communication reliability, allowing for peer-to-peer communication and self-organization to ensure accurate and reliable monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single sensor device is used for monitoring, then the device complexity is reduced, but the monitoring reliability deteriorates due to sensor failures and false alarms
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system is divided into multiple independent monitoring nodes, each equipped with sensors. Instead of relying on a single sensor device, the system segments the monitoring function across multiple nodes that can independently detect and report object characteristics, thereby improving reliability without significantly increasing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple monitoring nodes are combined into a cooperative network where each node contributes its observations. The nodes work together to provide comprehensive monitoring coverage, merging their individual capabilities to achieve high reliability while maintaining manageable complexity through distributed architecture
2Measurement precision
If multiple monitoring nodes are deployed, then the monitoring accuracy is improved, but the device complexity increases due to network coordination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
Each monitoring node autonomously determines its own rank value based on local conditions such as sensor quality, position, and environmental factors. Nodes independently evaluate their suitability for monitoring without requiring complex centralized coordination, thereby achieving high measurement precision while keeping network coordination complexity manageable through self-organizing behavior
3Reliability
If manual inspections are performed to verify false alarms, then the monitoring reliability is improved, but the loss of time and energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where monitoring nodes continuously exchange information about detected events and their confidence levels. When potential false alarms are detected, the network automatically cross-validates readings from multiple nodes before triggering alerts, providing reliable verification without requiring manual inspection and thereby reducing time loss
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method in a network comprising a plurality of nodes for monitoring an object, wherein a first node (100) performs or triggers the steps of providing (202), in the network, a first rank value for monitoring the object by the node, determining a comparison result by comparing the first rank value with at least a second rank value provided by another node or receiving a result of the comparison, and transferring or assuming a monitoring responsibility based on the comparison result; the invention further related to a corresponding computer program, a corresponding computer program product and a corresponding node.